bsmphilly.com Topics: lawhttp://www.bsmphilly.com/topics/law/?utm_medium=RSSbsmphilly.com Topics: lawen-usWed, 22 Jul 2015 16:05:04 -0500Driver convicted in fatal racing-related crashhttp://www.bsmphilly.com/2015/jul/22/driver-convicted-fatal-racing-related-crash/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p>A Lancaster man with a long history of risky driving opted not to plead guilty to killing a mother and her three sons in a gruesome racing-related crash on Roosevelt Boulevard in 2013.</p> <p>Instead, Khusen Akhmedov took his chances with a trial. That didn&rsquo;t work out too well for him, ...William KennyWed, 22 Jul 2015 16:05:04 -0500http://www.bsmphilly.com/2015/jul/22/driver-convicted-fatal-racing-related-crash/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSSDriver convicted in fatal racing-related crashhttp://www.bsmphilly.com/2015/jul/15/driver-convicted-fatal-racing-related-crash/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p>A Lancaster man with a long history of risky driving opted not to plead guilty to killing a mother and her three sons in a gruesome racing-related crash on Roosevelt Boulevard in 2013.</p> <p>Instead, Khusen Akhmedov took his chances with a trial. That didn&rsquo;t work out too well for him, ...William KennyWed, 15 Jul 2015 14:47:34 -0500http://www.bsmphilly.com/2015/jul/15/driver-convicted-fatal-racing-related-crash/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSSHeart of the homehttp://www.bsmphilly.com/2015/jul/15/heart-home/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p>The Mayfair Community Development Corporation demonstrated the theory of addition by subtraction last Friday morning.</p> <p>As the CDC and its partners cut the ribbon on a newly renovated rowhome at 3446 Ryan Ave., Mayfair lost one abandoned house and gained renewed hope that blight can be eradicated from the neighborhood.</p> ...William KennyWed, 15 Jul 2015 15:14:40 -0500http://www.bsmphilly.com/2015/jul/15/heart-home/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS8th Police District awards honorees at meetinghttp://www.bsmphilly.com/2015/jul/8/8th-police-district-awards-honorees-meeting/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p>The 8th Police District recognized Officer Joseph Kolodi as Officer of the Month and handed out a civilian award during a recent meeting of the district&rsquo;s community advisory board.</p> <p>Lt. Lawrence Clifford and Peggy Recupido, aide to City Councilman Brian O&rsquo;Neill, were among those to honor Kolodi during the 8th ...William KennyWed, 08 Jul 2015 17:30:32 -0500http://www.bsmphilly.com/2015/jul/8/8th-police-district-awards-honorees-meeting/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSSSuspect waives hearing in NE murder case http://www.bsmphilly.com/2015/jun/3/suspect-waives-hearing-ne-murder-case/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p>A North Philadelphia man accused of kidnapping two other men for ransom, shooting both and dumping them in Crescentville waived his preliminary hearing on May 27. Ken Thomas, 24, faces charges of murder, attempted murder, aggravated assault, robbery, kidnapping, weapons violations and conspiracy. Authorities have not disclosed whom Thomas may ...William KennyWed, 03 Jun 2015 20:19:12 -0500http://www.bsmphilly.com/2015/jun/3/suspect-waives-hearing-ne-murder-case/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSSConservatorship Law can rehabilitate abandoned propertieshttp://www.bsmphilly.com/2015/jun/3/conservatorship-law-can-rehabilitate-abandoned-pro/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p>Is there an abandoned, derelict property on your block? The state of Pennsylvania has an app for that.</p> <p>It&rsquo;s not a smart-phone application, but rather a legislative one. In 2008, the General Assembly passed Act 135, also known as the Conservatorship Law, which allows residents, businesses and nonprofit groups to ...William KennyWed, 03 Jun 2015 20:55:49 -0500http://www.bsmphilly.com/2015/jun/3/conservatorship-law-can-rehabilitate-abandoned-pro/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSSMan gets 20 to 40 years for wife’s murder http://www.bsmphilly.com/2015/jun/3/man-gets-20-40-years-wifes-murder/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p>Christopher Murray formally pleaded guilty on May 26 to strangling his wife Connie as the couple argued on the outskirts of Pennypack Park in Holme Circle last August.</p> <p>Common Pleas Court Judge Benjamin Lerner immediately sentenced Murray, 49, formerly of the 2800 block of Tolbut St., to serve 20 to ...William KennyWed, 03 Jun 2015 20:09:31 -0500http://www.bsmphilly.com/2015/jun/3/man-gets-20-40-years-wifes-murder/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSSThieves swipe car batteries from auto shop http://www.bsmphilly.com/2015/may/27/thieves-swipe-car-batteries-auto-shop/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p>Forget about petty change in the console, a couple of unidentified men took the theft-from-auto concept to a new devious level earlier this month when they raided a Northeast auto repair yard and stripped several cars of their batteries.</p> <p>The break-in occurred at Max&rsquo;s Auto, 7000 Oxford Ave., on May ...William KennyWed, 27 May 2015 17:39:16 -0500http://www.bsmphilly.com/2015/may/27/thieves-swipe-car-batteries-auto-shop/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSSAlleged repeat sexual predator arrested in Burholmehttp://www.bsmphilly.com/2015/may/20/alleged-repeat-sexual-predator-arrested-burholme/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p>Live surveillance and a civilian tip helped Philadelphia police capture an alleged repeat sexual predator who was hiding out at a house in the Northeast on Monday night. It wasn&rsquo;t the first time that he has been accused of rape.</p> <p>Cops arrested Manuel Cintron as he left a residence on ...William KennyWed, 20 May 2015 01:41:04 -0500http://www.bsmphilly.com/2015/may/20/alleged-repeat-sexual-predator-arrested-burholme/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSSMorrell woman charged in fatal DUI crashhttp://www.bsmphilly.com/2015/may/13/morrell-woman-charged-fatal-dui-crash/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p>A Morrell Park woman is facing new drunk-driving-related homicide charges nine months after she allegedly ran down a man who was waiting at a bus stop near her home.</p> <p>Police arrested Erica Zanczuk, 30, of the 10200 block of Woburn Place last Wednesday in connection with the killing of Elizabeth, ...William KennyWed, 13 May 2015 18:37:28 -0500http://www.bsmphilly.com/2015/may/13/morrell-woman-charged-fatal-dui-crash/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSSPolice trying to ID Castor Gardens robberhttp://www.bsmphilly.com/2015/may/13/police-trying-id-castor-gardens-robber/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p>An armed robber probably thought he had the cashier of Summerdale Mini-Market cornered when he pointed his handgun through a gap in the victim&rsquo;s protective booth. Instead, the worker ran from his cubicle, leaving the masked crook to flee empty-handed.</p> <p>The crime played out on May 1 on the 1200 ...William KennyWed, 13 May 2015 20:30:20 -0500http://www.bsmphilly.com/2015/may/13/police-trying-id-castor-gardens-robber/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSSGuilty plea in Medicare fraud casehttp://www.bsmphilly.com/2015/may/13/guilty-plea-medicare-fraud-case/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p>Federal prosecutors have obtained another guilty verdict involving a multi-million-dollar Medicare fraud scheme orchestrated by a former Bustleton-based private ambulance company.</p> <p>Dialysis patient Keisha Regusters, 38, of Philadelphia, pleaded guilty last Thursday to a fraud scheme involving kickbacks from the ambulance company. U.S. District Court Judge William H. Yohn Jr. ...William KennyWed, 13 May 2015 18:42:12 -0500http://www.bsmphilly.com/2015/may/13/guilty-plea-medicare-fraud-case/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSSPublic’s help sought in ID’ing home invaderhttp://www.bsmphilly.com/2015/may/13/publics-help-sought-iding-home-invder/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p>Police have released little information about a home invasion robbery and possible sexual assault that occurred in Oxford Circle on April 3, but they seek the public&rsquo;s help in identifying one of the culprits.</p> <p>The incident occurred at about 2:20 a.m. on the 6100 block of Shisler St. when two ...William KennyWed, 13 May 2015 18:39:35 -0500http://www.bsmphilly.com/2015/may/13/publics-help-sought-iding-home-invder/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSSOne nabbed for airbag thefts, more sought http://www.bsmphilly.com/2015/apr/8/one-nabbed-airbag-thefts-more-sought/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p>Ricky Sanchez isn&rsquo;t singly responsible for hundreds of automobile steering wheel airbag thefts that have occurred around Philadelphia since last May, but police detectives think that last week&rsquo;s arrest of Sanchez is a good start in solving the crime pattern.</p> <p>Investigators from the Major Crimes Unit pinned six airbag thefts ...William KennyWed, 08 Apr 2015 18:12:19 -0500http://www.bsmphilly.com/2015/apr/8/one-nabbed-airbag-thefts-more-sought/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS7th PDAC honors officerhttp://www.bsmphilly.com/2015/mar/25/7th-pdac-honors-officer/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p>Police Officer Kenneth Hermes was named Officer of the Month during the 7th Police District Advisory Council meeting last Thursday at Nazareth Hospital. Hermes captured a burglar in the act of his crime at a Somerton pharmacy.</p> <p>Hermes was on patrol in the 7th district at about 11:39 p.m. on ...William KennyWed, 25 Mar 2015 16:19:52 -0500http://www.bsmphilly.com/2015/mar/25/7th-pdac-honors-officer/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSSDialysis patient pleads guilty in scheme to defraud Medicarehttp://www.bsmphilly.com/2015/mar/4/dialysis-patient-pleads-guilty-scheme-defraud-medi/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p>A 61-year-old dialysis patient is facing up to 20 years in federal prison and a $1 million fine after admitting last week to his participation in a Northeast ambulance company&rsquo;s scheme to defraud the Medicare program.</p> <p>William Connor, of Philadelphia, pleaded guilty to receiving kickbacks from Brotherly Love Ambulance and ...William KennyWed, 04 Mar 2015 18:08:43 -0500http://www.bsmphilly.com/2015/mar/4/dialysis-patient-pleads-guilty-scheme-defraud-medi/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSSTen airbags stolen from cars in Rhawnhurst http://www.bsmphilly.com/2015/mar/4/ten-airbags-stolen-cars-rhawnhurst/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p>Detectives can probably rule out one suspect in a rash of automobile break-ins on Sunday night in Rhawnhurst. It wasn&rsquo;t Joe Isuzu.</p> <p>On the contrary, the crooks appeared to be fixated on Hondas, 10 of them in fact, all late-model Accords and Civics. In each case, they stole the safety ...William KennyWed, 04 Mar 2015 18:02:48 -0500http://www.bsmphilly.com/2015/mar/4/ten-airbags-stolen-cars-rhawnhurst/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSSCorporal charged in fatal shooting of trooper http://www.bsmphilly.com/2015/feb/18/corporal-charged-fatal-shooting-trooper/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p>A Pennsylvania State Police corporal has been charged with five counts of reckless endangerment in connection with the fatal shooting of Trooper David Kedra during a firearms training exercise last September.</p> <p>Montgomery County District Attorney Risa Vetri Ferman announced the Feb. 10 arrest of Cpl. Richard Schroeter, 42, who waived ...William KennyWed, 18 Feb 2015 18:10:29 -0500http://www.bsmphilly.com/2015/feb/18/corporal-charged-fatal-shooting-trooper/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSSLocal police strive to improve community relationshttp://www.bsmphilly.com/2015/feb/11/local-police-strive-improve-community-relations/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p>Deputy Commissioner Richard Ross, the Philadelphia Police Department&rsquo;s second in command, has encountered more than a few hostile crowds in recent weeks. But the 7th Police District Advisory Council was anything but adverse when Ross addressed the Northeast community group on Jan. 15.</p> <p>During the PDAC&rsquo;s monthly meeting, Ross told ...William KennyWed, 11 Feb 2015 17:15:10 -0500http://www.bsmphilly.com/2015/feb/11/local-police-strive-improve-community-relations/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSSSuspects sought in heist prompted by social media postshttp://www.bsmphilly.com/2015/feb/11/suspects-sought-heist-prompted-social-media-posts/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p>A Somerton teenager with expensive taste in accessories and a penchant for posting selfies on Instagram became the target of home invasion robbers last Friday, police say.</p> <p>Three masked gunmen burst into the 19-year-old victim&rsquo;s home on the unit block of Brookshire Terrace at about 2:30 a.m., where the resident ...William KennyWed, 11 Feb 2015 16:56:12 -0500http://www.bsmphilly.com/2015/feb/11/suspects-sought-heist-prompted-social-media-posts/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS